Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Rosenthal Netter Italian Mid Century Vase Bitossi Paisley Aldo Londi c 1950/1960
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century Italian pottery vase with incised decoration, signed Italy numbered, and retains its original Rosenthal Netter pape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Italian Modern Multicolored Glazed Vase by Roberto Rigon for Beroncello, 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Large multicolored glazed ceramics vases designed by Roberto Rigon and made by Bertoncello.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala, Vase, Glass, Finland, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala, and produced by Iittala, Finland, 1960s
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Vase by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware vase of flower in bright colors by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden.
Tthe name of the factory, a number and ‘Made in Sweden’ are stamped on the bottom.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
A Murano glass pink ribbed vase “Onda” by Sergio Asti for Amolfo di Cambio
By Sergio Asti
Located in London, GB
A Murano glass pink ribbed vase “Onda” by Sergio Asti for Amolfo di Cambio
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige, brown and grey-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
A Canne Murano glass vase by Gio Ponti, Venini Murano Italy
Located in Uccle, BE
“A Canne” Murano glass vase by Gio Ponti, Venini Murano Italy (Founded in 1921).
Murano glass vase made up of six alternating colored “canes”.
The colors are: Red, Green, Mole Gray, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Blue Ruffled Rim 14" Tall Blown Glass Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in West Chester, PA
Large vintage blue ruffled rim blown glass vase. The solid blue hue is lighter than cobalt. Measuring roughly 14" tall by roughly 9" in diameter at the top. Unsigned.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Two Hoffmann Metal Planters, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two metal planters manufactured by Hoffmann, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
M...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$1,760 / set
Blue and White Ceramic Vase by Zaccagnini from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Blue ceramic vase with white ribbon, made by Zaccagnini in the 1950s
Ø cm 14 h cm 40
Ugo Zaccagnini is a name that resonates in the field of Italian ceramics, inextricably linked to the production of high quality majolica and ceramics. Born in 1868, Zaccagnini dedicated his life to the creation of unique works, characterized by technical mastery and refined aesthetic taste.
Zaccagnini began his career at the famous Richard-Ginori manufactory, where he acquired a solid technical and artistic education.
In 1905, together with other master ceramists, they decided to found their own factory, "Ugo Zaccagnini & Figli", in Sesto Fiorentino.
The style of production is characterized by a strong link with the Tuscan tradition, with references to the Della Robbia ceramics...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$494 Sale Price
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Saxbo Stoneware Sample in Green Glaze, 1950s
By Saxbo
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small conical vase executed with spotted teal green hares fur type glaze. It is a a rare one made at Saxbo in Denmark during the 1950s as a glaze sample prior to a larger volume. The...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$486 Sale Price
25% Off
1950s Chinese Double Dragon Hand Carved Vase Alabaster Stone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vase
Elegant Chinese double dragon alabaster stone vase hand carved rich detail
Measures: 13 tall x 12 width x 10 diameter
Green white and rust tones
Preowned original unrestored...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone, Alabaster
Bitossi by Aldo Londi Mid Century Modern Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Valencia, VC
Aldo Londi was a prominent Italian ceramicist known for his work at Bitossi Ceramiche. Bitossi ceramics are highly regarded for their distinctive designs and craftsmanship, making th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$578 Sale Price
25% Off
Large California Modern Matte Black Planter Pot by Gainey
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large Gainey of Laverne California planter pot. Finished in a matte black glaze. No cracks or chips no drill through. Very clean exterior. Evidence of use...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Flavio Poli Sommerso Vase for Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in San Mateo, CA
Small Murano sommerso vase designed by Flavio Poli. The vase is clear, red and violet one of the nicer color combinations of this series.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Small Vintage Single Stem Vase, Scandinavian, Glass, Posy Sleeve, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage single stem vase. A Scandinavian, art glass posy sleeve, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Attractive taper...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Ceramic Pair of Vases by Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Bochum, NRW
A stunning form and decor, decorated using the sgraffito technique with dancing girls motifs, highlighted details with glossy glaze.
A great addition to any collection of Italian, E...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$902 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Vintage Japanese Stoneware Wrapped Cask Sake Jug
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Japanese stoneware Taruzume Sake Honni Daru wrapped cask jug. Woven reed barrel. Made in Japan.
Dimensions: 7" H ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware, Reed
$112 Sale Price
62% Off
Bodil Kjaer Cross Blown Glass For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Cross Blown Glass For Cassina
An unmistakable aesthetic language that uses priceless blown extra-clear glass to make an elegant vase in the form of a cross, designed to ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$609 Sale Price / item
20% Off
German Studio Pottery Blue Vase by Ingeborg Zenker, 1989
By Ingeborg Zenker
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning signed European German Modern vintage 1980s contemporary studio pottery vase, made by German ceramic artist Ingeborg Zenker (1926-2010) in 1989. Really beautiful piece of po...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,249 Sale Price
30% Off
Cenedese Pair of Mid-Century Green Italian Murano Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Cenedese vintage midcentury modern clear green colored / coloured Murano glass round Apothecary jars or storage containers with lids made circa 1970s. Wonderful Italian ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,120 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Mid-Century Large Ceramic Floor Vase, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Large glazed ceramic floor vase made in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
David Cressey “Expressive” Planter for Architectural Pottery, Pro/Artisan Series
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully executed example from David Cressey’s Pro/Artisan Series for Architectural Pottery, this large cylindrical planter features the rare and visually dynamic “Expressive” m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Vases Acanthus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Italian pair of clear Mid-Century Modern “Vetro Artistico di Murano” Murano glass vases, with a stunning large Acanthus leave decor and set on a circular base, in good cond...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Set of 6 "Goti De Fornasa" Colorful Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Magnificent series of Six Murano Drinking glasses.
This set is called "Goti De Fornasa". Tradition wants that the Murano glass master with his employe...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Pulegoso Green Gold Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown green and gold flecks Italian art glass perfume scent bottle. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1930-40s. Unsure of t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase For Cassina
A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional gl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$2,740 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Sculptural Ceramic Art Vases by Nikos Dazelidis, Greece, 1960s – Set of 4
Located in Bochum, NRW
Set of four ceramic vases by Greek artist Nikos Dazelidis, created in the 1960s.
These hand-built forms reflect Dazelidis’ signature style—organic abstraction with fluid silhouettes...
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1960s Greek Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Decorative Object Murano Glass Green Mid Century Modern Italian Design 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Unusual vase made of ribbed opaque Murano glass, in the shade of bottle green. Made in Italy in the 70s. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
Mouth diameter: 3.5 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Large vase in Rimini blue glazed ceramic.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Large vase in Rimini bl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Four Antique Spanish Candy Glass Container, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Antique Stackable Set of Four Glass Containers with Metal Caps, circa 1930"
Origin: Spain, circa 1930
Style: Antique
Materials: Glass, Metal
Enhance your storage solut...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$915 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Marianne Westman, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue, grey and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Marianne Westman and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Ceramic Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage ceramic vase in blue and cream glaze, Circa 1970s.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$68 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Orange Vase by Bay Keramik Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rare example of German 1970s pottery, vibrant colour. Stamped at the bottom.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic V-vessel palladium glaze by Alexey Krupinin
Located in Topanga, CA
V-Veesel is a handcrafted ceramic piece blending angular design with a subtle, glazed pattern. Created by Alexey, the artist embraces challenges in crafting complex forms while explo...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
small vase in Blue with Horses Avallone Vietri Mid-century Italian design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
small vase in Blue with Horses Avallone Vietri Mid-century Italian design
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$332 Sale Price
30% Off
Gino Cenedese Attributed to Sommerso Glass Bowl, circa 1960
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A heavy sommerso glass bowl attributed to Vetreria Gino Cenedese, circa 1960. An inspiring mixture of yellow, green and clear glass.
Measures:
Width: 5.71" (14.5cm)
Height: 2.44" (6....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Vase from Scheurich, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials:...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Original multicolor Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Marei Ceramics, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic fat lava
Producer:
Marei Ceramics, Germany
Decade:
1970s
Original vintage Studio Pottery vase was produced in the 1970s by Marei Ceramics, Germany. The va...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Original vintage "ATHEN" Vases by WÄCHTERSBACH, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic vases set of 2
Producer:
Wächtersbach, West Germany
Decade:
1960s
Model:
ATHEN Series
Description:
This original vintage vase set was produced in the 1...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Post-War Blue and Orange Ceramic Fish Design Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Post-War West Germany tall cylindrical dark blue vase with large orange fish.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist West German Vases by Scheurich Keramik, circa 1970
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist West German vases by Scheurich Keramik, circa 1970
Beautiful and silky green and amber color with embossed relief pattern or motif. Classic 1970s Western Germany design.
On the last two pictures you can see other West German pieces...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
$408 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Nemadji Ceramic Indian Art Pottery Green Orange Vase Moose Lake
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Nemadji Native Indian Art Pottery Ceramic green-orange vase
5 h x 4.5 diameter
Original vintage, refer to images listed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Willy Rizzo Midcentury Large Chrome and Brass Ice Bucket, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous large mid-century ice bucket in a combination of chrome and brass. This incredibly stylish and unique object is attributed to Willy Rizzo and was produced in Italy during th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio line vase with a rich cobalt blue bird motif.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair, Italian 3D Majolica Floral Vases Roses Green Pink Yellow Hand Painted
Located in Miami, FL
Charming Set of Vintage Floral 3D Italian Majolica Vases in the Style of Delphin Massier, Vallauris, hand-painted in Green, Pink and Yellow Colors.
Depicting Roses and the Leaves han...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-glazed stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Nils Landberg Orrefors Set of 2 Vases, circa 1950s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Art glass vases produced by orrefors , and designed by famous Nils Landberg.
Wonderful glass with exceptional color that collaborates with the clear glass. These two are a great loo...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Delightful Hand Painted Ceramic Nightstand Carafe From Vieux Vallauris, France
By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely delightful, hand painted ceramic lidded tripod pot from Cerenne, Vallauris, France
Beautifully decorated with delicate pale pink, lemon and tangerine flowers on cream grou...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Undulating Op Art W.German Ceramic Flower Vase Vintage Mid-Century Psychedelic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1970s Scheurich W.German Pottery. One of their most popular designs. No chip, no cracks.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Lillemor Mannerheim, Vase, Porcelain, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-glazed porcelain vase designed by Lillemor Mannerheim and produced by Gefle, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Crystal Art Glass Vase by Goeran Waerff for Kosta 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Crystal Art Glass Vase by Goeran Waerff for Kosta 1970s
Item e7114
A vintage art glass vase designed by Goeran Waerff and manufactured by Kosta Glasbruk ca. 1970s. Made of th...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano Art Glass Vase 1971
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Alfredo Barbini Murano Art Glass Vase 1971
A vintage Murano glass vase designed and produced by Alfredo Barbini in 1971. The vase is made of mouth-blown clear glass and has a quadruple opening. Signed on the base with engraved company signature 'A. Barbini' and company label. The vase is an authentic piece of 20th century Murano art glass and a rare work by Alfredo Barbini.
Alfredo Barbini (1912 – 2007) attended to the Abate Zanetti glass design school at the age of ten and worked at the S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso, Cristalleria di Murano and at the Zecchin-Martinuzzi furnace. In the early 1930s he became master craftsman at V.A.M.S.A. He executed works designed by the painter Luigi Scarpa Croce, such as the dish with fishes exhibited at the 1942 Biennale di Venezia. In 1946 he moved to Gino Cenedese & C as partner and director. At the 1948 Biennale, he exhibited an outstanding series of sculptures with the surface corroded with acid: “Collasso”, “Putto”, “Diana Nera”. In 1950 he started his own glass workshop the Vetreria Alfredo Barbini. Several works of Barbini are of outstanding importance for the muranese glass art as there are the Sasso, Scavo, Inciso, Sommerso or the Ad Agnelli objects.
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Measures:
Width: 3.74" (9.5 cm)
Height: 5.12" (13 cm)
Literature Reference:
Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Adriano Berengo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-century ceramic vases by Bay Keramik, West Germany, 1960s, Set of 2
By Bay Keramik
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Pair of 2 beautiful ceramic vases by Bay Keramik made in West Germany in the 1960s.
The ceramic vases are in very good vintage condition, with no damage.
Dimensions:
Width: 13 cm /...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Clear Fish Vase Decor.
Located in Seattle, WA
Blenko Style,no mark.Mid Century Modern clear transparent fish. Possibly used as a Vase or simply decor. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only.
Dimension...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Pezzato Arlechino Bottle Shaped Vase by Fulvio Bianconi, Model 4319, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
About the Pezzato arlecchino bottle shaped vase by Fulvio Bianconi
Mouth-blown vase, the model designed in 1950.
This color variant is often called “Arlecchino” by collectors. It i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid Century Gerald Patrick Studio Pottery Art Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Stunning hand thrown studio pottery art vessel signed by famed artist Gerald Patrick. This gorgeous studio piece features a an intense indigo blue and green glaze. The glaze was appl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage French Ceramic Cachepot by Roger Capron 'circa 1960s'
By Roger Capron
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic cachepôt by Roger Capron (circa 1960s). A luscious creamy white base with a top band in a repeating pattern in lovely blues; below that another with leaf motif...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Flavio Poli Fuchsia Red Corroso Surface Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano hand blown deep fuchsia red with acid etched surface Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Societa Veneziana di Conterie e ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso in Murano
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso in Murano
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Style: Mid century, Italian
Produced by Barovier & Toso in Murano, Italy
Dimensions (W x D x H): 13...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
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